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Abolish The Police 
Oscar Grant Plaza...
Event Date: Sat, May 1, 2021 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Apr 24, 2021 5:20am PDT
Spirited SF Protest at KQED/NPR for Showing “Philly DA” That Censors Mumia…..Again 
On April 20, the day after Mumia’s open heart surgery his supporters in San Francisco held a spirited demonstration initiated by the Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal (LAC) to protest the Independent Lens TV series “Philly DA”....
Posted: Fri, Apr 23, 2021 12:16pm PDT
Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State Email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to obtain Zoom meeting access info....
Event Date: Wed, May 19, 2021 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Apr 22, 2021 9:20am PDT
San Leandro Calls for Justice for Steven Taylor and Other N. California Victims of Police 
Steven Taylor was an African American resident of San Leandro who was killed by the police in a Walmart on 4/18/20. The officer who shot Taylor has been charged with manslaughter and is awaiting trial. A rally on the anniversary of Taylor's death called for an end to police violence against African Americans and other people of color....
Posted: Thu, Apr 22, 2021 2:40am PDT
New Website Launched in Solidarity with Yaqui Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama Pérez 
We are excited to announce the launch of a new bilingual Spanish/English website to expand solidarity efforts with Fidencio Aldama, his family, and the community of Loma de Bácum....
Posted: Wed, Apr 21, 2021 11:00am PDT
Nueva página web creada en solidaridad con el preso político yaqui Fidencio Aldama Pérez Estamos entusiasmados de anunciar el lanzamiento de una nueva página web bilingüe en español e inglés para extender los esfuerzos de solidaridad con Fidencio Aldama, su familia y la comunidad de Loma de Bácum....
Posted: Wed, Apr 21, 2021 10:57am PDT
It Could Happen Here — & Has Happened Here: Community Before Cops Statement on the Chauvin Verdict 
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Salinas, California — April 20th, 2021...
Posted: Wed, Apr 21, 2021 10:36am PDT
Abolish the police! We need to put money into housing initiatives, addiction and violence prevention programs, community centers and mental health infrastructures - and in parallel, dismantle the police step by step. We need to develop alternative structures for how we deal with violence as a society....
Posted: Wed, Apr 21, 2021 7:01am PDT
Rally for Mumia at KQED SF Office 
Demand for equal time for the truth about Mumia Abu-Jamal...
Posted: Wed, Apr 21, 2021 12:10am PDT
Ex-Cop Guilty on All Counts of Murder of George Floyd We finally saw the power of a mass movement with a middle class jury, including 2 jurors with family connections to the police, convicting Minneapolis now ex-cop white Derek Chauvin of the murder of black George Floyd while handcuffed and face down, with Chauvin sitting on Floyd's neck with his knee for over 9 minutes, supposedly for the use of an alleged $20 counterfeit bill. The struggle continues....
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 8:28pm PDT
United Nations: Shackling of aged inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is deplorable 
"The use of shackles during his hospital stays is deplorable, and causes Mr. Abu-Jamal additional and unnecessary suffering," said the experts. "International standards on the treatment of prisoners clearly stipulate that instruments of restraint are to be imposed only when no lesser form of control would be effective to address the risks posed by unrestricted movement."...
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 10:57am PDT
BREAKING: Mumia Abu-Jamal is out of surgery! 
Tuesday April 20 morning update: We just heard from the medical attorneys that Mumia is recovering well from the surgery. Mumia is getting minimal oxygen and one IV which is a good sign. We have not yet heard from Mumia but we expect he will be able to call his family today. We need to see him, hear from him, and know that he has the proper rehabilitation plan. Mumia's wife Wadiya says "I won't know he is ok until i hear from him directly."...
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 7:30am PDT
Police violence targets working people and youth of all racial and ethnic backgrounds 
While racism is a factor in many police murders and accounts for the fact that blacks and Native Americans are killed at a rate disproportionate to their share of the national population, it is workers and young people—of every skin color, gender, sexuality and national origin—who are the victims of the police. In presenting police violence as a racial issue, of whites against blacks, the media aims to divide the working class and cover up the socioeconomic background of those who are being ...
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 5:32am PDT
In San Rafael a Vigil--Justice for Daunte Wright 
On April 11, a 20-year-old Black man, Daunte Wright, was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. He was shot at close range. Protesters say police are engaged in a racist war on Black America. At a vigil on April 16 in San Rafael, demonstrators remembered Daunte and other victims....
Posted: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 3:26am PDT
April 24: Paris, France demonstration for Mumia Abu-Jamal 
Featured below is an email newsletter released by the French Collectif Libérations Mumia, leading up to the April 24 event near the US embassy in Paris, France at 3:00 pm on the Place de la Concorde. On this occasion, a delegation will file a motion with the US Embassy....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2021 7:13pm PDT
ILWU Local #10 in SF calls for Mumia Abu-Jamal's release (April 19 letter to Gov. Wolf) 
This new ILWU Local #10 (400 North Point, San Francisco) letter sent to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf calls for the immediate release of Mumia Abu-Jamal....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2021 6:07pm PDT
BREAKING: Mumia is now in surgery and we are waiting to hear more; check back for updates 
Monday April 19 afternoon update: Mumia is currently in surgery and we are waiting to hear more. Please check back for further updates. We will provide new information as soon as it becomes available at www.jamaljournal.com...
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2021 2:03pm PDT
Pam Africa challenges CNN's Michael Smerconish and DA Larry Krasner 
This new article by Pam Africa has just been released while Mumia Abu-Jamal awaits heart surgery....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2021 3:56am PDT
Enough is Enough! Community March & Rally for Black Lives in San Jose 
Downtown San Jose: Meet up at Plaza De Cesar Chavez, 1 Paseo De San Antonio, then March to San Jose City Hall, 200 200 E. Santa Clara Street for Rally
Masks and Social Distancing Required; Peaceful Protest...
Event Date: Sun, Apr 25, 2021 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Apr 17, 2021 6:00pm PDT
The Corona New Speak The virus as enemy and subject
A very conspicuous phenomenon for rhetorically evading any political responsibility is, on the one hand, to shift it to the population by dutifully supporting and participating in all measures and, on the other hand, to speak of the virus as an acting subject that is supposed to bear the responsibility for all consequences and collateral damage....
Posted: Sat, Apr 17, 2021 3:07pm PDT
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